Curtain roller bracket



Sept. 3, 1935. w O'CONNOR 2,013,500

GURTAI N ROLLER BRACKET Filed July 31, 1954 Patented Sept. 3, 1935cenTAn-i ROLLER BRACKET William GConnor, Baltimore, Md. Application July31, 1924, Serial No. 737,828 2 Claims. (01. 248-269) The presentinvention relates to window curtain supporting brackets and moreparticularly to those that may be adapted to vertical adjustment.

It is sometimes rather difficult to secure the ordinary bracket inproper position so that the curtain rod will hang evenly, when the rodis not properly positioned, the shade will be out of plumb with theWindow casing, therefore an economical and practical adjustable bracketis very desirable.

There are many of these adjustable types now on the market, most ofwhich are too expensive to manufacture, as the mechanism formanipulating them is so involved that they are impractical for generaluse.

The object of the present invention is to provide a bracket that iscomposed of a minimum number of parts.

Another object is to provide a bracket in which the workmanship andmaterial will be cheap and economical to construct.

These and other objects will be more clearly and fully described in thedetailed description of the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a portion of a window casing, showing thebracket positioned upon the casing adjacent the shade roller. Fig. 2 isa front elevation of a portion of a window casing, showing the bracketpositioned upon the side of the casing.

Fig. 3 is a perspective View of the type of bracket shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a view of the roller supporting member 2, prior to forming theend members 12 and. i2.

Fig. 5 is a view of the base plate 4 in Fig. 3 prior to forming theguide members 6 and 5 and the screw supporting members 8 and 8.

Fig. 6 is a view of the adjusting screw it].

Fig. 7 is a section on line 3-3 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 8 is an end of Fig. 4 showing the position of the end members I2and I2 after they have been formed.

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the form of bracket as shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 10 is a section on line 5-5 of Fig. 9.

Fig. 11 is a front viewof the member I4 to forming the end members itand I6.

Fig. 12 is a front viewof the member l4 after forming the ends i6 andL6.

Fig. 13 is a view of the face plate or base plate prior I8 in Fig. 9prior to forming the screw supporting members 46 and 46'.

The form of bracket as shown in Fig. 1 consists of a face plate 4 havinghorizontal slots 20 and 22 formed adjacent its ends. for inserting meansfor securing the bracket to the window casing. Along the central portionis a vertical slot Ed in which a member 2 may easily pass. Adjacent theopening 26 the side portions of the face plate 4 is turned outwardly at6 and 6' substantially at right angles to form a guide for the member 2.Adjacent the ends of the slot 24 are members 8 and 8, which are likewiseturned out- 10 wardly and positioned to receive a threaded screw It. Themembers 8 and 8' are each provided with an opening 25 and 28 in whichthe screw is journaled. The screw 10 has adjacent one of its ends aknurled portion 28 for operating the screw. The portion 35 is preferablyprovided to operate adjacent the bearing 8' for aiding in supporting theweight of the shade roller. The upper end of the screw is provided withan arrow like head 32 and. a reduced portion 3 8. This re- 20 ducedportion 34 is supported by the bearing 26'.

The bearing 26 is provided with a slot. 36. This slot is utilized inassembling the bracket which will be hereinafter more fully described.

In manufacturing the bracket, the face plate l 25 is first stamped outas shown in Fig. 5. Forming the horizontal slots 26 and 22 and thevertical slot 24, portions of the face plate are then bent outwardly toform the members 6 and 6, 8 and 8'.

The member 2 is first formed as shown in Fig. 30 4, the apertures 43 andare threaded to receive the threaded screw It]. The ends 52 and l 2 arethen bent substantially at right angles to the portion 42.

In assembling the bracket the arrow end of the 35 screw it is insertedthrough the lower aperture 26 of ,the face plate 4 and screwed into thethreaded apertures 60 and and 4B of the roll supporting member 12. Theupper end of the screw is then forced through the slot 36 of the 49bearing 26'.

The roll supporting member 2 may then be caused to travel the length ofthe vertical slot 24 by rotating the screw' 50.

Another form of the invention is shown in Fig. 2 and is more fully shownin detail in Figs. 9, 10, 11,12 and 13.

The face plate is is first formed as shown in Fig. 13, being providedwith slots 44 and M, through which means may be inserted for secur ingthe bracket to the window casing. Also members Q6 and 43 are formedadjacent a vertical slot 58 for supporting the roller supporting'means.

The roller supporting member is first formed as shown in Fig. 11, theapertures 52 and 52' are 55 threaded to receive the threaded screw Hiand are bent at right angles to the portion 56 as shown in Fig. 12.

The bracket is assembled similar'to the manner described for thepreceding form, and is best shown in Fig. 10. The member 58 is heldadjacent the surface i8 by the operating screw it.

'The portions I5 and I5 extending through the plate and being threadablyreceivable upon the screw it! which operates upon the Opposite of theplate I8.

This type bracket is obviously of cheap and economical construction. Theguides and screw supporting members are formed integral with the faceplate. The roller supporting means are posi-' tioned within the faceplate in such a manner that they are well supported within the guideswhich relieves the strain upon the operating screw.

The bracket can be used equally well on either side of the windowcasing. In fact, it is prefer limited to these particular disclosures ordescrip v .tions of use, as the scope of the invention will be bestdefined in the'following claims.

I claim: 7 v o 1 I A curtain roller supporting bracket having a faceplate and means for securing said plate to a supporting member,-saidplate having a slot there- 'bearings for supporting a threaded screwmember, said bearings consisting of a portion of the face plate adjacentthe ends of the said vertical slot being bent outwardly and providedwith suitable bearings therein for receiving the said screw, a curtainrod supporting member having an aperture for'receiving a curtain rodshaft and having its .end portions extending parallel, the said endportions having therein threaded apertures adapted to receive the saidscrew, the said parallel members are adaptedto fit within the verticalslot and be moved vertically by rotating the screw within the saidbearings.

2. A curtain roller supporting bracket having a I face plate andmeansfor securing said plate to a supporting member,said plate having aslot therein, bearings for supporting a threaded screw member, saidbearings consisting of a portion of the fa e plat ad a t th 1 o t e aiei bent outwardly and provided with suitable bearings therein forreceiving said screw, a curtain rod supporting member having a portionin which a "bearing is formed for receiving a curtain roller shaft,aportion of said curtain roller supporting member being bent to form apair of guide members for operating within the said slot of the faceplate, the said guide members being provided with threaded apertures,threadedly receivable upon said screwv member, whereby the said curtainroller supporting member may be moved within said slot by rotating thescrew within the screw supporting bearings. v

' WILLIAM OCONNOR.

